Stuttgart, Viking and Ermedin Demirovic
9 September 2026
Ermedin Demirovic scored three times in 12 first-half minutes as Stuttgart beat Champions League newcomers Viking 3-1. The Bosnia international completed his treble by the 32nd minute, recording the first Champions League hat-trick by a Stuttgart player.
Demirovic scored in the 20th, 26th and 32nd minutes after Viking captain Zlatko Tripic briefly equalised. His third goal arrived at 31 minutes and 21 seconds, making it the fifth-earliest hat-trick in Champions League history according to the supplied report.